salarta

esteicy-blog:

imperiuswrecked:

“I’m a writer.” I whisper to myself as I don’t fucking write.

Mood? Me always? Me right now?

salarta:

It’s time I made a post about a very important topic: why Polaris should not be interacting with Havok at all right now, especially not in any kind of romantic sense.

Before I go into detail, I’ll just say: I obviously have no creative control over what companies do. I have no control over what people tell companies that they want to see. I’m not the sole arbiter of what can and can’t be done with Polaris. And frankly, no one person should fit that bill. It limits options.

However, I know, for a fact, that shoving Havok into things Polaris is doing will absolutely ruin her. No amount of promotion for her on Gifted, or with a cover for X-Men Blue, or anything else, is going to matter if it all gets funneled into putting Havok on a pedestal and establishing Havok as “better” than her.

The history I’m about to describe explains all of this, and why I can be so absolutely certain Havok is terrible for her.

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This post bears repeating.

flamelady13:

sulietsexual:

All Hell Breaks Loose is probably one of the most intense and terrifying Charmed episodes of the early seasons (and probably of the series as a whole). While the ending definitely sets it up to look like any of the three sisters could die (and Prue actually dying makes the ending that much more intense and heartbreaking) what’s scarier about the episode is the mob mentality shown and the harsh reality of what would happen if the Charmed Ones existed in the real world.

For three seasons we’ve seen the Charmed Ones hide who they despite wanting, at various times, to reveal their true identities to others. We’ve previously seen two love interests learn The Secret and neither reacted particularly well (although Andy did eventually come to accept the supernatural world). All Hell Breaks Loose answers the question of what would happen if the Charmed Ones were exposed and the ensuing chaos is both realistic and terrifying.

Humans do not react well to the unknown. Whether said reactions come out in the form of anger, aggression, fear or blind adulation, we do not handle the unknown well at all and All Hell Breaks Loose is a beautiful portrayal of this. Once exposed, the sisters hide in the Manor while their front lawn is flooded with people eliciting every single one of previously listed emotions and it’s horrifying and terrifying and only emphasizes why the sisters need to remain hidden, only revealing themselves to individuals when necessary. I’m reminded of a quote from the film Men In Black “A person is smart. People are stupid”. En masse, humans are panicky, hysterical and feed off one another’s fear and this episode illustrates this.

The sisters’ reactions to being exposed are interesting, especially as the episode escalates. While they initially don’t show much concern, with Piper even trying to take things in stride and joking about which talk show they should appear on, things take a turn for the worse very quickly and we see all the sisters start to show extreme concern for their own well-being, reaching out to Daryl for help and even turning to the Elders who, once again, prove their uselessness by refusing to help.

The Elders are very much like the Watchers Council in BtVS. They basically sit around on their butts and spout useless drivel while refusing to actually help when they can. There is absolutely no reason for them to not intervene here, especially since the reveal of magic threatens them as well as the sisters. Their reply of “clean up your own mess” is cruel, patronizing and dangerous and it lends weight to the theory that Prue created The Cleaners from the Beyond in order to make sure her sisters would never face this sort of hysteria again.

The climax of the episode is terrifying and heartbreaking, as Piper is shot by an over-zealous “fan” and Prue is forced to use her magic on the crowd outside the Manor. Prue’s desperation as she tries to drive out of her own driveway is horrifying and all-too-real, as she desperately implores the hysterical mob to move, eventually being forced to resort to her powers, which only makes the situation worse, as it alerts the authorities to the dangers of her powers and only seems to confirm the worst about the sisters to the public.

Piper’s death is devastating, especially since at this point in the series the sisters haven’t died all that often and so death scenes still have an emotional impact. Prue’s cold fury in the aftermath of Piper’s death is chilling (this is truly one of Shannen’s best episodes) and the snipers almost getting her (only for her to die anyway later on) is nail-bitingly suspenseful.

This is one of Charmed’s best episodes, showcasing the horror and terror of mass hysteria and putting the sister through their most harrowing experience to date. Intense from start to finish, All Hell Breaks Loose refuses to let up, taking the audience on a wild and terrifying ride which ends in utter heartbreak.

i think that this is the best way i’ve ever seen this episode described and its perfect